The Characterization of the Toll of Caring for Coronavirus Disease 2019 on ICU Nursing Staff

• Published in: Critical care explorations Vol. 3; no. 4; p. e0380
• Main Authors: Laudanski, Krzysztof, Moon, Ken, Singh, Amandeep, Chen, Ying, Restrepo, Mariana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 02.04.2021; Wolters Kluwer
• Subjects: Brief Report; critical care; stress; National Aeronautics and Space Administration Task Loading Index; mental demand; coronavirus disease 2019; registered nurses

Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic exercised a significant demand on healthcare workers. We aimed to characterize the toll of caring for coronavirus disease 2019 patients by registered nurses. An observational study of two registered nurses cohorts. ICUs in a large academic center. Thirty-nine ICU re...